Water Cycle Vocabulary

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky.

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water pools or collects in large bodies of water such as oceans or lakes.

• condensation

• precipitation

• accumulation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants.

• accumulation
• runoff
• transpiration
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Water beneath the surface of the ground.

• Groundwater
• Earth
• Surface runoff
• Reservoire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Water changing from liquid to vapor (gas), usually due to the Sun's heat.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Water flowing downhill, through gravity, over the Earth's surface, collecting into streams and rivers.

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Groundwater

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

• Codensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Provides energy needed to drive the processes of the water cycle

• Moon

• sun

• Aquifers

• Oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What process is happening in number 6?

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4